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'-ed' and '-ing' adjectives
Some adjectives in English have two forms: an –ed form and an –ing form.
The –ing form is used to describe things
The –ed form is used to describe our feelings.
'-ed' adjectives
I'm not interested in football.
We were all surprised when they got married.
He was shocked at the news.
The film made me feel really bored.
The children looked very tired when they got back from the trip.
Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe how people feel:
She was surprised when
she was told the
exam results
'I was confused by the question my English teacher asked me’.
‘The bear felt tired after working hard all day.'
'-ing' adjectivesAdjectives that end in -ing are used to describe
things and situations
I don't think football is a very interesting game.
Their marriage was very surprising.
I'm not going to that film: it sounds really boring.
The trip is going to be very tiring. We should go to bed early tonight.
How was the film?
Doing sudokus can be tiring
Doing sudokus is tiring
-ed form -ing form
amazed amazing
annoyed annoying
bored boring
confused confusing
depressed depressing
disappointed disappointing
disgusted disgusting
embarrassed embarrassing
excited exciting
exhausted exhausting
frightened frightening
-ed form -ing form
interested interesting
satisfied satisfying
Surprised surprising
terrified terrifying
tired tiring
worried worrying